Most-charted alternative rock artists
10,434 artists have appeared on at least one countdown in the archive. They are ranked here by their combined results across every list: number of appearances, positions reached and how many different stations charted them. Browse alphabetically or see the listener-voted greatest artists.
| # | Artist | Entries | Lists | Songs | #1s | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 601 | Dexy's Midnight Runners | 70 | 66 | 2 | – | 1982–2026 |
| 602 | Elliott Smith | 83 | 52 | 14 | – | 1998–2026 |
| 603 | Veruca Salt | 80 | 69 | 6 | – | 1994–2025 |
| 604 | The Damned | 90 | 51 | 17 | – | 1977–2024 |
| 605 | John Hiatt | 89 | 53 | 24 | – | 1988–2026 |
| 606 | Split Enz | 101 | 53 | 9 | – | 1981–2025 |
| 607 | Tesla | 124 | 69 | 22 | – | 1990–2026 |
| 608 | Sylvan Esso | 73 | 61 | 14 | – | 2014–2026 |
| 609 | Feist | 79 | 50 | 12 | – | 2006–2025 |
| 610 | The Verve Pipe | 82 | 62 | 6 | – | 1996–2025 |
| 611 | Milky Chance | 71 | 68 | 10 | – | 2014–2026 |
| 612 | Kendrick Lamar | 72 | 31 | 22 | 1 | 2012–2025 |
| 613 | Pulp | 72 | 52 | 16 | 2 | 1993–2026 |
| 614 | Kathleen Edwards | 87 | 51 | 18 | – | 2003–2026 |
| 615 | The xx | 84 | 65 | 12 | – | 2009–2026 |
| 616 | Elastica | 83 | 64 | 7 | – | 1993–2026 |
| 617 | Good Charlotte | 83 | 59 | 18 | – | 2000–2025 |
| 618 | Childish Gambino | 62 | 47 | 17 | 1 | 2013–2026 |
| 619 | Valerie June | 69 | 41 | 15 | – | 2013–2026 |
| 620 | Robert Palmer | 112 | 74 | 17 | – | 1986–2026 |
| 621 | Madonna | 76 | 34 | 26 | 1 | 1984–2026 |
| 622 | Stereophonics | 85 | 44 | 20 | 1 | 1997–2026 |
| 623 | Don McLean | 47 | 47 | 1 | – | 1991–2026 |
| 624 | Husker Du | 64 | 40 | 19 | – | 1985–2026 |
| 625 | Catherine Wheel | 108 | 76 | 11 | – | 1991–2026 |
| 626 | Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band | 109 | 47 | 20 | – | 1982–2026 |
| 627 | Missing Persons | 77 | 33 | 8 | 1 | 1981–2026 |
| 628 | Pennywise | 80 | 64 | 19 | 1 | 1995–2023 |
| 629 | Travis | 105 | 76 | 20 | 1 | 1999–2025 |
| 630 | Mt. Joy | 72 | 52 | 13 | – | 2018–2026 |
| 631 | The Human League | 76 | 47 | 12 | – | 1982–2026 |
| 632 | Kirsty MacColl | 81 | 52 | 10 | – | 1991–2026 |
| 633 | Annie Lennox | 77 | 46 | 10 | – | 1992–2026 |
| 634 | Ratt | 86 | 66 | 13 | – | 1990–2026 |
| 635 | EMF | 66 | 56 | 4 | – | 1990–2023 |
| 636 | The Stray Cats | 86 | 50 | 8 | – | 1981–2026 |
| 637 | Bright Eyes | 72 | 56 | 25 | – | 2003–2026 |
| 638 | Saliva | 79 | 63 | 15 | – | 2001–2025 |
| 639 | Men At Work | 76 | 42 | 7 | – | 1982–2026 |
| 640 | Stereo MC's | 62 | 46 | 4 | – | 1991–2025 |
| 641 | Melissa Etheridge | 81 | 34 | 18 | – | 1995–2024 |
| 642 | Matt And Kim | 77 | 61 | 15 | 1 | 2009–2026 |
| 643 | The Bangles | 86 | 54 | 10 | – | 1984–2026 |
| 644 | 1975 | 85 | 62 | 19 | – | 2013–2026 |
| 645 | Porno for Pyros | 72 | 58 | 7 | – | 1993–2025 |
| 646 | Tedeschi Trucks Band | 62 | 40 | 15 | 1 | 2011–2026 |
| 647 | Elle King | 69 | 61 | 8 | 1 | 2014–2026 |
| 648 | A Tribe Called Quest | 61 | 29 | 16 | – | 2004–2026 |
| 649 | Unwritten Law | 76 | 58 | 15 | – | 1996–2022 |
| 650 | Belle & Sebastian | 88 | 59 | 33 | – | 1996–2026 |
| 651 | Naked and Famous | 60 | 43 | 5 | – | 2010–2026 |
| 652 | Frank Turner | 70 | 55 | 15 | – | 2010–2026 |
| 653 | Natalie Merchant | 75 | 48 | 8 | – | 1995–2026 |
| 654 | Morphine | 80 | 40 | 11 | – | 1995–2026 |
| 655 | Yellowcard | 80 | 65 | 17 | – | 2003–2026 |
| 656 | Frightened Rabbit | 72 | 40 | 13 | – | 2009–2026 |
| 657 | Dead Kennedys | 74 | 58 | 8 | – | 1979–2024 |
| 658 | The Spin Doctors | 70 | 38 | 6 | – | 1993–2025 |
| 659 | Los Lobos | 103 | 63 | 27 | – | 1987–2026 |
| 660 | CAAMP | 64 | 49 | 8 | – | 2018–2026 |
| 661 | Adam & the Ants | 89 | 50 | 9 | – | 1980–2026 |
| 662 | Sponge | 103 | 70 | 5 | – | 1994–2026 |
| 663 | Orgy | 80 | 65 | 3 | – | 1998–2026 |
| 664 | Jim Carroll Band | 62 | 44 | 3 | – | 1981–2026 |
| 665 | Red Rider | 74 | 74 | 1 | – | 1981–2026 |
| 666 | Meat Puppets | 81 | 70 | 7 | – | 1989–2026 |
| 667 | Fastball | 62 | 47 | 4 | – | 1998–2025 |
| 668 | She Wants Revenge | 64 | 36 | 6 | – | 2005–2022 |
| 669 | Bow Wow Wow | 80 | 60 | 10 | – | 1981–2024 |
| 670 | Seal | 71 | 55 | 5 | – | 1991–2026 |
| 671 | Charley Crockett | 62 | 41 | 15 | – | 2021–2026 |
| 672 | ABC | 78 | 35 | 11 | – | 1982–2026 |
| 673 | Seven Mary Three | 78 | 67 | 8 | – | 1995–2026 |
| 674 | Beach House | 72 | 51 | 17 | – | 2010–2026 |
| 675 | Lone Bellow | 68 | 48 | 19 | – | 2012–2026 |
| 676 | Noah Kahan | 50 | 34 | 6 | 2 | 2018–2026 |
| 677 | Little Feat | 72 | 38 | 12 | – | 1976–2026 |
| 678 | Spacehog | 72 | 66 | 6 | – | 1996–2026 |
| 679 | Big Head Todd and the Monsters | 90 | 43 | 21 | – | 1994–2026 |
| 680 | Alphaville | 54 | 36 | 9 | 2 | 1984–2026 |
| 681 | Greta Van Fleet | 65 | 45 | 10 | – | 2017–2026 |
| 682 | Sturgill Simpson | 58 | 38 | 12 | – | 2014–2026 |
| 683 | St. Paul & The Broken Bones | 55 | 45 | 10 | – | 2014–2026 |
| 684 | Procol Harum | 59 | 52 | 4 | – | 1987–2026 |
| 685 | Brett Dennen | 70 | 48 | 16 | – | 2008–2024 |
| 686 | James Taylor | 56 | 20 | 8 | – | 1997–2026 |
| 687 | Motorhead | 60 | 53 | 9 | – | 1990–2026 |
| 688 | Kasabian | 74 | 41 | 13 | – | 2004–2022 |
| 689 | Slayer | 44 | 24 | 6 | – | 1990–2026 |
| 690 | Neighbourhood | 59 | 46 | 9 | – | 2012–2026 |
| 691 | Atlas Genius | 61 | 54 | 6 | – | 2012–2026 |
| 692 | M.I.A. | 55 | 50 | 8 | – | 2007–2026 |
| 693 | The Juliana Hatfield Three | 66 | 36 | 4 | – | 1993–2023 |
| 694 | Mitski | 64 | 45 | 9 | – | 2018–2026 |
| 695 | The Record Company | 60 | 42 | 10 | – | 2016–2026 |
| 696 | Days of the New | 67 | 53 | 7 | 2 | 1997–2026 |
| 697 | The Stranglers | 88 | 51 | 19 | – | 1977–2026 |
| 698 | Emerson, Lake, and Palmer | 91 | 57 | 8 | – | 1982–2026 |
| 699 | Jimmy Buffett | 71 | 33 | 15 | – | 1991–2026 |
| 700 | Mike Doughty | 64 | 50 | 17 | – | 2003–2026 |